Nato stands ready for conflict in Europe, says alliance chief
Nato has warned Moscow to abandon its belligerent foreign policy and co-operate with the west or face a military alliance steeled for conflict, on...
How a super reader gets through 52 books a year
For a certain subset of the population, there is nothing so relaxing as a New Year resolution.These are the non-resolvers, people who happily sit...
Kazakhstan’s former intelligence chief arrested on suspicion of treason
Kazakhstan’s former intelligence chief has been arrested on suspicion of treason, as the government seeks to restore order following violent protests that have left...
Why homelessness is still with us
It is a conversation I have had in Washington, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and, on three occasions, in San Francisco. Someone local, surmising that...
Lessons on how to live with Covid-19 are still to be learnt
The writer is a science commentatorSaturday marks exactly two years since I first wrote about an unexplained viral pneumonia affecting 59 people in a...
UK vaccine panel says no immediate need for second boosters for elderly
The UK’s vaccine advisory panel on Friday said there was “no immediate need” for a second booster shot for elderly vulnerable groups, citing new...
Shimao’s debt woes deepen concerns over cash crunch in Chinese property
The Shanghai Stock Exchange suspended trading in several bonds of Chinese property developer Shimao, a day after the company’s failure to make a loan...
Fed trading scandal rekindled by disclosure from top official
Richard Clarida, the outgoing vice-chair of the Federal Reserve, has blamed “inadvertent errors” for failing to disclose the full extent of his trading activity...
Kazakh protests mark end of Nazarbayev era
Thirty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, the protests that have shaken Kazakhstan may mark the end of Nursultan Nazarbayev’s long grip...
Banks in talks with UK regulator about loans for energy suppliers
NatWest and Barclays are in talks with regulators to provide loans that would allow energy suppliers to spread out the costs of taking on...
